Spirits (alcohol)

There are reports of a revolution in Rio de Janeiro. Capital funding that is sorely needed for infrastructure projects has been wasted on the World Cup. The poor have taken to the streets in protest. The currency, the Real, is subject to such high inflation, it has gained a new name: the $urreal.

We’re halfway through Stoptober, an NHS creation to encourage smokers to quit. Clearly, the inspiration was Movember, the month in which upper lips are kept warm in aid of prostate cancer. Why stop there, though? Your whole year could be governed by silly projects. Here are our suggestions: